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Two Oakton women employees earn national "40 under 40" awardOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - YouTube The duo recently was honored with the American Association for Women in Community Colleges' 40 Under 40 Award for their leadership at Oakton Community College in...
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Bears, Panthers will be a statement game for one of these two teamsOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - The Carolina Panthers are allegedly rebuilding under first time head coach Matt Rhule and yet tied for first place with New Orleans and Tampa at 3-2 in the NFC South, an...
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Baseball Way Back: Pierce-Ford matchups epitomized Sox-Yankees rivalryOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - I wish I could hate the Yankees. I'm talking about hating the Yankees the way the late Sox pitcher and broadcaster Ed Farmer said he did when growing up a Sox fan in Eve...
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Grammar Moses: Revenge of the readersOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - Some days, this column writes itself. That might sound like hyperbole or self-deprecation, but for the purposes of today's column it's true. What follows is a collection...
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Why Nagy deserves both the credit and blame for Bears' 4-1 startOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - Matt Nagy is an outstanding NFL head coach. You are what your record says you are. In just over two seasons leading the Bears, he is 24-14, already has one NFL Coach of ...
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Constitution doesn't prohibit Supreme Court nomination in election yearOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - Senate Republicans are working to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September. Just before the 22-member Judiciary ...
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Updated name, floor plan better reflect Geneva store's focusOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - Strawflower Shop has been part of the Geneva retail landscape since the early 1970s, and its iconic clock tower stands out in such a way that it should be included in an...
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Sound check: Phillip-Michael Scales' new single addresses the personal impact of racismOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - “Tell Me How I Sound Again,” the new single out Friday by dive-bar soul singer Phillip-Michael Scales, speaks to how he feels as a Black man in today's America. Going ba...
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Widescreen: David Byrne, Spike Lee join forces on HBOOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - Two polarizing artists come together this weekend when "David Byrne's American Utopia," a filmed performance of the Talking Heads frontman's Broadway show directed by Sp...
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How a suburban police chief is using her Ph.D. in psychology to help fellow copsOct 16, 2020 5:30 am - Laura King knows better than most the impact a career in law enforcement has an officer's mental and physical well-being. King, the McHenry County Conservation District...